Level 2 and Level 3 Photography Download and Fill Out THIS RUBRIC AFTER EACH ASSIGNMENT: Digital Photography Image Assignment Rubric
Hand this to Mr. Vincent when complete.
Advanced Photography Assignments: Assignment #1 Still Life / Natural Light Essential Questions:
How does the angle of light effect the subject?
What is the importance of cropping in camera?
When is the light the most appealing to the subject?
Directions:
Research what kinds of still lives there are (examples).
Set up 2 still lives (one Organic & one Non Organic) in a setting of natural light, (kitchen window etc.)
Shoot each still life at different times of day. Concentrate on good exposure, composition and light angle.
Make sure to only include the important information, crop in camera, get in close or be conscious of your environment.
Organic
Non Organic
Assignment #2 Light, Shape, Shadow and line Essential Questions:
What design elements make a photographic image compelling?
How can one design an image specifically for a black and white medium?
What is the importance of Light in making a well exposed photograph?
Directions:
Shoot 20 images.
Subject and location are up the the photographer, but the images should be visually compelling and use these four elements specifically: light, line, shadow and shape. Experiment, look for bold or subtle examples around you.
Complete the Assignment Rubric above.
Introduction to Camera RAW for Editing. Check out this Quick tutorial about camera RAW editing. Editing RAW file Images
Understanding RAW -v- JPG
What is the Histogram and how to understand it and use it. B&H Histogram Explanation
Assignment #3 Self Identity Project: Essential Questions: Who are you? What is it about you that makes you you? how can you use the medium of photography to express this?
Directions: Students in the Advanced class are asked to make self-portraits that say some thing about them. Students are asked to think about how location, lighting and composition could add to the meaning of the photo. As always, students are visualizing in black and white. In the end, students are asked to write about their work. These are some excellent examples.
Jordan
Cassidy
Amanda
Catherine
Oliver
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS
White Balance
Viewfinder
Manual
Zoom Lens
Prime Lens
Shutter Speed
jpg
RAW
Assignment #4 Environmental Portrait
Photograph people in "Their setting" or environment.
Research "environmental Portraits" to get a better idea as to what these entail.
Instead of only doing one portrait image take 2 or 3 to give more information to the person and their "environment"
Along with the images you will need to create a short bio of the person you are photographing.
The idea is to engage with your subject. This is not a from a distance assignment.
Who are they, what are they doing, why do they do it, how long have they been doing it?
try to capture their passion for what they are doing in your images.
"By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience."
Look at these links Jonathan Bielaski Aaron Fineman
Assignment #5 - A Seven Deadly Sins Creative thinking project based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
Gluttony
Lust
Greed
Pride
Anger
Sloth
Envy
Create photographic images that represent the Seven Sins. Use your creativity and photographic skills to produce well-rounded photographs. Think about composition, lighting, positive and negative space, center of interest, depth of field, focus and over all aesthetics of the images you are making. You may use Photoshop to enhance your images but the main image must be one that you have taken. Think about how you might use color or typography in your work to enhance your photographs.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS:
Metering
Noise
ISO
Hot Shoe
Histogram
Bracketing
Bokeh
Aspect Ratio
Chromatic Aberation
Golden Hour
Clipped
Assignment #5 Flash Photography Understanding on or off camera flash
It is important to understand the importance and power of using an on or off camera flash can greatly improve your photography and help you in many situations to bring your subjects to life. Flash or flashgun or strobe are usually the built in flash on the DSLR cameras we are using in class. However those can be very helpful as well.
Read the articles linked below to get some understanding between the difference of TTL and manual flash. Once you have read these you are to take 10 images that show the use of both the built in flash of the camera and the external flash/speedlight.
Assignment #6 Song or Poem Choose a song or poem and create a photograph to represent that song / poem. You can use Photoshop to help you create the image if you wish. I am not looking for an album cover. Perhaps you could even overlay the song/poem over the image you create.
Assignment #7 What? This is another personal image assignment. Photographing six separate images to represent the following questions about yourself. Once images are shot you must edit them and place them all into a grid format.
Questions: What interests me, intrigues me, revolts me, gives me hope, do I question, do I love?
Really think about these. You can only use one image for each so make sure each image is clear.
Assignment #8 Outside / Inside This assignment can be fun but challenging at the same time. The idea is to make observations through your images. These can be a personal view or social view, however you as the photographer wishes to "expose" them (pun intended).
Create one or two Diptychs that show the outside and inside of a subject. You must photograph at least one of the images in the diptych. Combine the images in Photoshop, save as a JPG and post to your Portfolio with an explanation to why you chose the two images and their relationship.
Assignment #9 High Key & Low Key Images Research what High Key and Low Key images are. Photograph at least 3 high and 3 low key images. Try different subjects.
Assignment #10 Influential Photographer Research photographic styles that interest you. Narrow down your search to one specific photographer that sparks an interest in you. Do research on that photographer. Who are they, what kind of photography do they do. Why do you like them (be specific), how long have they been photographing, where did they study, how did they get into photography etc.
Choose 2 to 3 images of theirs and describe (in photographic terms) why you are drawn to them. What makes them good photographs? Be concise and use your own words in complete sentences.
Create 3-4 images that show the influence that this photographer has had on you. You do not have to recreate their images precisely. It may be helpful to do research on how they capture their images. Camera settings, lighting, times of day etc.
Golden Hour or Magic Hour: There are two times a day that the light is best for taking photographs. These times are an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset.
It’s soft, warm, dimensional, and just flat-out magical. It adds a quality to images that can’t be replicated no matter how many actions, filters, or textures you use.
Golden light shows up during golden hour, which is an hour after sunrise, and an hour before sunset. These aren’t exact times though, since it depends on where in the world you live! You might get more or less time for golden hour.
The further you are from the equator, the longer your golden hour. The closer to the equator, the shorter your golden hour. And this changes depending on the season as well! Goodness!
So how do you figure out when golden hour is where you live? Check online to find out sunrise and sunset times in your area. Here is a cool link for Golden Hour Photography Calculator
You are to take a series of photographs that capture the "golden hour" in both morning and evening light. The subjects are up to you. Some things to consider while taking your photos:
FRONT LIGHTING
Simple. Your subject faces the sun. Golden hour is the perfect time to do this with natural light, since they won’t be super squinty. It’s even, gorgeous, and easy to shoot.
BACK LIGHTING
You can also put the sun behind your subject to get backlighting going on. This is really awesome during golden hour, as it creates that warm, glowy effect. Expose for your subjects’ skin tones, and enjoy the magic.
RIM LIGHTING
This happens when you’re using the sun in a backlit situation. If you have a dark background behind the subject, you can see a faint glow outlining them. This is called rim lighting, and it gives your subject separation from the background. Why does that rock? Because it draws attention to your subject.
FLARE
Flare is that awesome glowy, rainbowy thing that happens when light hits your lens. It works especially well during golden hour, when the sun is at a great angle and has lots of color to play with. It happens in backlit situations, just like rim lighting. To get flare, just play around with how much sunlight actually hits your lens.
Photojournalism Photojournalism: Photojournalism is a huge topic which has an influence on our lives every day. This project is designed to give you a taste of the concepts of photojournalism. This project will require you to think and plan a little so that you find a subject or situation that means something to you. With that said do not spend too much time thinking. Sometimes the action of making the photographs will bring forth the subject or story.
The easiest stories to tell are "day in the life of" stories, where you follow around a single person. Build a portrait of the person and show the reality of their job and life in an interesting way.
You can go a bit deeper, and look to illustrate themes of small-town life: documenting trends like the dying of a small town as young people move away to the city or the struggling family farm. These are harder to find and photograph, but are meatier photojournalistic subjects.
Small towns are paradise for photojournalists. Because there are real stories to be told about real people there.
Below are some suggestions of subjects. If you are having difficulty choosing an idea, ask Mr. Vincent for help.
Locate a quirky little museum near your town. That could fit the artsy angle. Even a cultural or historical museum could be cool. Especially if the docent is an eccentric-looking character.
Does your town have a postmaster? Shoot him or her at work.
Interview the local deputy. He's got a uniform and the vehicle is a great prop.
Similarly, a volunteer fireman in full regalia could be sweet.
Find out if local churches are sponsoring a charity event. Shoot it. Or visit the recipients of the charity. Often it's a family with a medical need.
Ways of life that are changing or disappearing?
People who are trying to keep the local economy alive by bringing in new ideas?
How do young people see their futures in a small rural town?
Do they want to leave but can't?
Do they want to stay but there isn't much work?
Is there an event (county fair, parade) that is a big deal?
Is there a cool old building that has a story?
Is there an organization in your area that is a bit out of the mainstream?
Examples would be anything from non-profits for interesting causes to religious groups outside the norm all the way out to the fringes or radical organizations.
meet a farmer (anything, odd animals like emu or llama to his or her migrant workers)
ask to run with the local volunteer fire unit;
go to a gun club and ask to profile members at the range;
go to a hunting club and ask to photograph their next outing;
go camping with a big boy scout organization to document the kids doing stuff;
find a municipal or private garbage collection company and spend a day with the workers;
see if there are any animal control officials to ride with; etc
High School event,
behind the scenes of the spring musical,
getting hyped for the big game, on the bus - at the game - coming home.
Protest in DC
Be prepared for rejection and always follow up. One win on access will open new doors.
Don't be nervous, be honest and forthcoming and friendly. As a journalist, it is your job, to tell the truth with your images so assure your subjects (when interacting with them) that that is your goal.
The Assignment: Photograph a series of images of your subject of choice. It is better to take more than you think you will need. Think about how your images will portray your subject. Remember COMPOSITION is IMPORTANT Edit your images down to 10-15 final images that will be your final story. Choose one image that will be your "Headliner". Write a bio of your subject matter with a description of why you chose the subject. Having captions for each of your images can also enhance their story or meaning. Photo Captioning
Lens & Focal Distance How does Focal distance change the way your subject looks? Photography one subject or scene with different focal distances. 18mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 55mm, 75mm, 100mm, 135mm, 200mm, 300mm
Pick one object or subject to be a center of interest in your scene. Perhaps a person or stationary object. Photograph with both a large and small aperture. F5.6 and F22 This means you should do one set with an aperture of f5.6 and then a second set at f22. Keep the same scene for both.
Record each focal distance and explain any changes you see in each image and what the focal change does to the subject or area within the frame. How do they look different?
Final Photo Essay Over the last days of the semester, you are to photograph a series of photos that tell a story.
Think about what you may do in a day or on a regular basis that you have access to. Work after school, your sport, your interaction of getting from school to home, what you do at home or with friends, etc.
The important thing is it needs to be accessible to you. Try to take a photo a day. Think about your style as a photographer. How can you incorporate this into your images. Showcase this style. You may be into portraits or landscapes, or music photography. Each one of these are approached differently from a photographic standpoint. Try to use this on different subjects so you are incorporating this personal style on different subjects. (This will take some thinking).
In the end you are to present these in a slide show. Give your project a name. There should be no less than 10 images.
Download and Fill Out THIS RUBRIC AFTER EACH ASSIGNMENT:
Digital Photography Image Assignment Rubric
Hand this to Mr. Vincent when complete.
Advanced Photography Assignments:
Assignment #1
Still Life / Natural Light
Essential Questions:
Directions:
- Research what kinds of still lives there are (examples).
- Olivia Parker
- Set up 2 still lives (one Organic & one Non Organic) in a setting of natural light, (kitchen window etc.)
- Shoot each still life at different times of day. Concentrate on good exposure, composition and light angle.
- Make sure to only include the important information, crop in camera, get in close or be conscious of your environment.
OrganicNon Organic
Assignment #2
Light, Shape, Shadow and line
Essential Questions:
Directions:
Complete the Assignment Rubric above.
Introduction to Camera RAW for Editing.
Check out this Quick tutorial about camera RAW editing.
Editing RAW file Images
Understanding RAW -v- JPG
What is the Histogram and how to understand it and use it. B&H Histogram Explanation
Assignment #3
Self Identity Project:
Essential Questions:
Who are you?
What is it about you that makes you you?
how can you use the medium of photography to express this?
Directions:
Students in the Advanced class are asked to make self-portraits that say some thing about them. Students are asked to think about how location, lighting and composition could add to the meaning of the photo. As always, students are visualizing in black and white. In the end, students are asked to write about their work.
These are some excellent examples.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS
Assignment #4
Environmental Portrait
Photograph people in "Their setting" or environment.
Research "environmental Portraits" to get a better idea as to what these entail.
Instead of only doing one portrait image take 2 or 3 to give more information to the person and their "environment"
Along with the images you will need to create a short bio of the person you are photographing.
The idea is to engage with your subject. This is not a from a distance assignment.
Who are they, what are they doing, why do they do it, how long have they been doing it?
try to capture their passion for what they are doing in your images.
"By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience."
Look at these links
Jonathan Bielaski
Aaron Fineman
Assignment #5 - A
Seven Deadly Sins
Creative thinking project based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
- Gluttony
- Lust
- Greed
- Pride
- Anger
- Sloth
- Envy
Create photographic images that represent the Seven Sins.Use your creativity and photographic skills to produce well-rounded photographs.
Think about composition, lighting, positive and negative space, center of interest, depth of field, focus and over all aesthetics of the images you are making.
You may use Photoshop to enhance your images but the main image must be one that you have taken.
Think about how you might use color or typography in your work to enhance your photographs.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHIC TERMS:
Assignment #5
Flash Photography
Understanding on or off camera flash
It is important to understand the importance and power of using an on or off camera flash can greatly improve your photography and help you in many situations to bring your subjects to life.
Flash or flashgun or strobe are usually the built in flash on the DSLR cameras we are using in class. However those can be very helpful as well.
Read the articles linked below to get some understanding between the difference of TTL and manual flash.
Once you have read these you are to take 10 images that show the use of both the built in flash of the camera and the external flash/speedlight.
A TTL Flash:
What is TTL
Good links for understanding External Flash.
External Flash Techniques
Balance Flash w/ ambient light
7 routines to help your photography
Assignment #6
Song or Poem
Choose a song or poem and create a photograph to represent that song / poem.
You can use Photoshop to help you create the image if you wish.
I am not looking for an album cover.
Perhaps you could even overlay the song/poem over the image you create.
Assignment #7
What?
This is another personal image assignment.
Photographing six separate images to represent the following questions about yourself.
Once images are shot you must edit them and place them all into a grid format.
Questions:
What interests me, intrigues me, revolts me, gives me hope, do I question, do I love?
Really think about these. You can only use one image for each so make sure each image is clear.
Assignment #8
Outside / Inside
This assignment can be fun but challenging at the same time. The idea is to make observations through your images. These can be a personal view or social view, however you as the photographer wishes to "expose" them (pun intended).
Create one or two Diptychs that show the outside and inside of a subject.
You must photograph at least one of the images in the diptych.
Combine the images in Photoshop, save as a JPG and post to your Portfolio with an explanation to why you chose the two images and their relationship.
Assignment #9
High Key & Low Key Images
Research what High Key and Low Key images are.
Photograph at least 3 high and 3 low key images. Try different subjects.
High&Low Key Lighting
high key in natural light
12 High Tutorials
High Key Lighting Portraits
Assignment #10
Influential Photographer
Research photographic styles that interest you. Narrow down your search to one specific photographer that sparks an interest in you.
Do research on that photographer. Who are they, what kind of photography do they do. Why do you like them (be specific), how long have they been photographing, where did they study, how did they get into photography etc.
Choose 2 to 3 images of theirs and describe (in photographic terms) why you are drawn to them. What makes them good photographs? Be concise and use your own words in complete sentences.
Create 3-4 images that show the influence that this photographer has had on you. You do not have to recreate their images precisely.
It may be helpful to do research on how they capture their images. Camera settings, lighting, times of day etc.
Golden Hour or Magic Hour:
There are two times a day that the light is best for taking photographs. These times are an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset.
It’s soft, warm, dimensional, and just flat-out magical. It adds a quality to images that can’t be replicated no matter how many actions, filters, or textures you use.
Golden light shows up during golden hour, which is an hour after sunrise, and an hour before sunset. These aren’t exact times though, since it depends on where in the world you live! You might get more or less time for golden hour.
The further you are from the equator, the longer your golden hour. The closer to the equator, the shorter your golden hour. And this changes depending on the season as well! Goodness!
So how do you figure out when golden hour is where you live? Check online to find out sunrise and sunset times in your area.
Here is a cool link for Golden Hour Photography Calculator
You are to take a series of photographs that capture the "golden hour" in both morning and evening light.
The subjects are up to you.
Some things to consider while taking your photos:
FRONT LIGHTING
Simple. Your subject faces the sun. Golden hour is the perfect time to do this with natural light, since they won’t be super squinty. It’s even, gorgeous, and easy to shoot.BACK LIGHTING
You can also put the sun behind your subject to get backlighting going on. This is really awesome during golden hour, as it creates that warm, glowy effect. Expose for your subjects’ skin tones, and enjoy the magic.RIM LIGHTING
This happens when you’re using the sun in a backlit situation. If you have a dark background behind the subject, you can see a faint glow outlining them. This is called rim lighting, and it gives your subject separation from the background. Why does that rock? Because it draws attention to your subject.FLARE
Flare is that awesome glowy, rainbowy thing that happens when light hits your lens. It works especially well during golden hour, when the sun is at a great angle and has lots of color to play with. It happens in backlit situations, just like rim lighting.To get flare, just play around with how much sunlight actually hits your lens.
Photojournalism
Photojournalism:
Photojournalism is a huge topic which has an influence on our lives every day.
This project is designed to give you a taste of the concepts of photojournalism.
This project will require you to think and plan a little so that you find a subject or situation that means something to you. With that said do not spend too much time thinking. Sometimes the action of making the photographs will bring forth the subject or story.
The easiest stories to tell are "day in the life of" stories, where you follow around a single person. Build a portrait of the person and show the reality of their job and life in an interesting way.
You can go a bit deeper, and look to illustrate themes of small-town life: documenting trends like the dying of a small town as young people move away to the city or the struggling family farm. These are harder to find and photograph, but are meatier photojournalistic subjects.
Small towns are paradise for photojournalists. Because there are real stories to be told about real people there.
Below are some suggestions of subjects. If you are having difficulty choosing an idea, ask Mr. Vincent for help.
The Assignment:
Photograph a series of images of your subject of choice. It is better to take more than you think you will need.
Think about how your images will portray your subject.
Remember COMPOSITION is IMPORTANT
Edit your images down to 10-15 final images that will be your final story. Choose one image that will be your "Headliner".
Write a bio of your subject matter with a description of why you chose the subject.
Having captions for each of your images can also enhance their story or meaning. Photo Captioning
20 Journalists Portfolios
Lens & Focal Distance
How does Focal distance change the way your subject looks?
Photography one subject or scene with different focal distances.
18mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 55mm, 75mm, 100mm, 135mm, 200mm, 300mm
Pick one object or subject to be a center of interest in your scene. Perhaps a person or stationary object.
Photograph with both a large and small aperture. F5.6 and F22
This means you should do one set with an aperture of f5.6 and then a second set at f22. Keep the same scene for both.
Record each focal distance and explain any changes you see in each image and what the focal change does to the subject or area within the frame. How do they look different?
Final Photo Essay
Over the last days of the semester, you are to photograph a series of photos that tell a story.
Think about what you may do in a day or on a regular basis that you have access to. Work after school, your sport, your interaction of getting from school to home, what you do at home or with friends, etc.
The important thing is it needs to be accessible to you. Try to take a photo a day.
Think about your style as a photographer.
How can you incorporate this into your images.
Showcase this style.
You may be into portraits or landscapes, or music photography. Each one of these are approached differently from a photographic standpoint. Try to use this on different subjects so you are incorporating this personal style on different subjects. (This will take some thinking).
In the end you are to present these in a slide show.
Give your project a name.
There should be no less than 10 images.